It was an unbelievable feeling,” Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen said. “I think every player lived for that moment and we’re here to work for it.”

NHL veteran Kyle Okposo was traded from the Buffalo Sabres to the Florida Panthers in hopes of getting the 36-year-old his first Stanley Cup. Not only did the Panthers go on to win the Cup, but Okposo gets to go out on top.

The Stanley Cup is still making its championship tour of South Florida. It was on a basketball court with the Miami Heat this week, is going somewhere else on Thursday and there’s a few more appearances to make after that.

Former NHL player Kyle Okposo retired after winning a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers, ending a 17-year career. He played mostly with the Islanders and Sabres, scoring 242 goals.

Okposo made the announcement through CAA his representation.

After winning the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in June, former New York Islanders forward Kyle Okposo announced his retirement from hockey on Thursday. Okposo announced the news in a letter posted on social media by the Creative Artists Agency, where he is represented by Pat Brisson.

Okposo was selected seventh overall by the Islanders in the 2006 NHL Draft after winning the 2006 USHL Clark Cup Championship with the Des Moines Buccaneers. He followed the draft with two productive years at the University of Minnesota, combining for 51 points in 58 games, before turning pro in the second half of the 2007-08 season.

Kyle Okposo announced his retirement from the NHL on Thursday after 17 seasons. The 36-year-old forward retires after winning the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers last season. Okposo had 22 points (12 goals,

On Thursday morning in Fort Lauderdale, the Florida Panthers will hit the ice and open their 2024 Training Camp. It’s the first time the Panthers are starting a brand-new hockey season as the defending Stanley Cup Champions.

We’ll make very sure that our day is completely focused on what we’re doing, not living in the past, and then, maybe more importantly, the ‘hangover idea,’ not living in the future.’